Life has been kicking my ass, more so lately than usual. I've been working full-time hours at the hotel, working 3-4 days a week at my sister's boyfriend's store, I've had a 5 week booking at the art college which has been eating up at least one of my free nights a week. I don't believe I've had one total free day in at least 2 weeks. I must be very wicked...
It's quiet here at the hotel tonight. I've been blessed with a fairly peaceful weekend and some very pleasant guests so that means it's time to play some catch up homework!
@missy, @rambo, and @lyxzen have had some fun @bloghomework assignments lately. My favorite one so far has been regarding the soundtrack to my life. After some thought, I felt like this song pretty much summed up my very being.
I check IDs of guests checking into the hotel and I look at some of these youngesters standing before me and think "what the fuck happened to me?!". There are 21 and 22 year olds that look like they are going on 30 and here I am, checking them in to their room while wearing a shirt with some cartoon character or band logo on it, zero make up, hair schlumped up. My room is literally covered in Legos, I enjoy collecting figures of Sailor Moon, I laugh at potty humor. I constantly question my mental age!
On a similar note, I have made it known and my husband is going to buy the tickets for my birthday but finally, after loving them for 12+ years, I will be going to see Blink 182 live. They are coming to my area in the Fall and I've made the executive decision that I need to see them. Of course, it is definitely not the same without Tom Delonge who was my person favorite of the trio but I heard their new song, Bored to Death, and enjoy how much they sound like their former selfs (Take Off Your Pants and Jacket era). Also, I've gotten more and more into Alkaline Trio in the past 2 years; I got to see them live last summer, and think Matt Skiba is a great addition.
The earliest celebrity crush I remember having was Leonardo DiCaprio after seeing Titanic. I know there is a paper somewhere, written by 2nd grader me, where I wrote about how I was going to become an actress, apparently own a VW Beetle, and marry Leo. Well, sadly for Leo, I found a really great guy and married him instead. Leo will just have to go cry on the shoulder of one of his gorgeous super model friends...
Like some of the other blogs I saw, I wish I had learned at an earlier age to stick up for myself, be proud of who I was/am, and to not take shit from others. I spent many years as a lonely teenager because I was an oddball and dressed different from the beachy mall girls of my area. I liked my sense of style but didn't like being ostracized by my peers. It took me a long while to feel more secure in my outer sense, and even longer to feel secure and strong in my inner self. I spent 6 years of my young adult life with someone who brought me down, didn't encourage me to pursue my own activities or aspirations, and belittled me for my hobbies. I didn't realize how much better I could do (or just be alone for a while). Relationships, of any kind, are meant to be beneficial to both sides, and I always felt like I had to repay that person. No one owes anyone anything!
I am excited to say that I'll have two separate sets to submit in the near future from @drawingfromusic and @morbidb.
Sadly, @morbidb's friend and best furry assistance, Mooshi, might not be with us much longer. He is a sweet guy, posed like a champ, and was always camera ready. He was a fun addition to any shoot we did and he will be surely missed.
This test photo from our recent shoot is in honor of Mooshi. Rest easy, little guy.
